Politics

DLA affirms Adebisi as 2027 presidential candidate The Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) in Lagos State has affirmed a U.S.-based businessman, Mr Moses Adebisi, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The Lagos State DLA Chairman, Mr Richard Benson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday after the party’s substitution primary. The exercise was held at the party’s …

Mr Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Aug. 15 Osun election, has appealed to supporters to remain peaceful while the party reviews the poll. Oyebamiji ​‌‌‍‍⁠​‍⁠⁠‌‌‍⁠‌‌‌​‍‌​made the appeal on Friday after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said Tinubu emphasised the importance of conducting elections peacefully, stressing that government was …

A presidential aspirant of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Julius Filani, has announced his withdrawal from the party’s replacement presidential primary ahead of the 2027 elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that INEC has given political parties a window to substitute their presidential candidates. Filani, a member of the YPP Board of Trustees (BoT) and one of the …

Mr Peter Obi, a 2027 Candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC),, has urged Nigerians to support his aspiration to become president of the country and give him their mandate. Obi made the call at a news conference, where he announced the commencement of campaign activities ahead of the Jan.16 presidential /National Assembly elections in Onitsha, Anambra, on Friday. He …

  Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga accused Atiku of being “desperate for power.” The presidency has criticised ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar for saying he would restore some form of petrol subsidy if elected president next year. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga accused Atiku of being “desperate for power” by reversing his stance on subsidy removal, having been a proponent before the 2023 …

Edo South chapter of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed Sunny Aguebor as its senatorial candidate for the 2027 election, even as the party commenced mobilisation across the district on Wednesday. At a strategic meeting to kick-start its campaign activities held yesterday in Benin, the party vowed to take its message to every nook and cranny of the seven …

  Although the latest killing may not be directly linked to the just concluded election, it mirrors the proliferation of arms, ammunition, and thuggery that characterised the electoral cycle for months. The Police Command in Osun State has confirmed the killing of a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Yusuf, by suspected hoodlums on Wednesday in Osogbo. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected that Nigeria’s registered voting population will surpass 100 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mallam Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Haruna, also the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), spoke at INEC’s “Joint Implementation Meeting of the Departments of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) …

The All Progressives Congress has fixed Saturday, August 22, 2026, for its primary elections to select candidates for four restored State House of Assembly constituencies in Delta and Kogi states and legislative bye-elections in Gombe, Bauchi, Delta and Kano states. The party announced this in its timetable and schedule of activities signed by its National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, and …

Presidential candidates and leadership of political parties contesting the 2027 general elections had on Tuesday in Abuja signed a Peace Accord . They all committed to peaceful, issue-based campaigns and the non-involvement in electoral violence before, during and after the 2027 polls. Some of the presidential candidates that signed were President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, represented by …